Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 974182, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2009/974182
Research Article

Laser Beam Welding of AA5052, AA5083, and AA6061 Aluminum Alloys

A. El-Batahgy1 and M. Kutsuna2

1Manufacturing Technology Department, Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute, Cairo, Egypt
2Advanced Laser Technology Research Center, Nagoya, Japan

Received 10 July 2008; Revised 5 March 2009; Accepted 6 May 2009

Academic Editor: Rui Vilar

Copyright © 2009 A. El-Batahgy and M. Kutsuna. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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